Its on pg es watch this is happening. The governor says he understands why every one is upset but this needs to happen to keepplan power outage may impact santa clara county. This is look at the News Conference that just started. They are discussing how the community can best prepare. Well tell you the key take aways on our 6 00 newscast. The next 48 hours will be challenging for parents. Schools across the bay area will be closed if the power goes out. Were listing all the schools at the bottom of our screen. Nbc bay area melissa colorado joins us in oakland. Reporter the district spokesperson tells centers will be impacted. You might have to close tomorrow as well. The reason pg e electric system is interconnected in the power lines in the hills affects the grid here below. They will tell the public to prepare for a black out. City lead ers say the worst cas scenario is the power outage could last up to five days. This is the type of interruption that should not happen. Reporter even
Routes on highway 138 and interstate 15. The blue cut fire has spread across 15,000 acres since it broke up this morning. Its burning at a rate in excess of 1000 acres an hour. Right now Officials Say it is 0 contained. 34,000 homes are threatened. 82,000 people are under mandatory evacuation order. We get the developing news from ktvus Monte Francis following demand developments from our newsroom tonight. Reporter we dont have the exact number but at least a dozen structures have burned including some homes and historic restaurant off of interstate 15 called the summit. The flames are reaching up to 100 feet in the air and this fire is growing bigger by the hour. Fierce winds are fueling the flames as the blaze known as the blue cut fire rages out of control north of San Bernardino. In its path, tens of thousands of homes. We got to go. Reporter residence under mandatory evacuation orders, frantic to salvage what they can and make their escape. We have to evacuate. Right now trying to
President obama is fighting back at isil, and at critics of his strategy to defeat the group. Today the president made a rare visit to the pentagon to discuss the u. S. Militarys plan in syria and iraq. Al jazeeras National Secure if i correspondent Jamie Mcintyre has the story. Reporter bisi after a more than twohour meeting here, president obamas message was essentially this, read my lips, no new strategy. Trust me the old one is working. President obamas motorcade left the white house midmorning, for the short trip across the potomac. The rare pentagon meeting of his entire military and Homeland Security team was intended to show that defeating isil remains among the president s top priority. Afterwards in the pentagon Briefing Room, obama talked tough but took no questions. As we squeeze its heart, well make it harder. Reporter he offered no new plans just a promise to pursue his current strategy. I ordered more actions to intensify our war against isil. Reporter thats very similar
As obama sends more special forces to iraq and syria, can the u. S. Strategy succeed . Well speak with middle east expert gilbert ashcar. Then white former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw is convicted of serial rape in Oklahoma City. 13 women testified against him. Was he able to hurt so many and did the Corporate Media ignore the case because the victims are africanamerican . Cooksey pulled me over and fondled me and it certain things to me. I was out there alone and helpless and did know what to do and in my mind, all i could think as he was going to shoot me. He was going to kill me. He did things to me that i didnt think a Police Officer would do. Unworthy of National Media attention in such a sensational situation as a serial rapist with a badge . Amy well speak with candace liger of okc artists for justice in Oklahoma City a group , founded around the case, and to law professor Kimberle Crenshaw about the conviction of Daniel Holtzclaw and the treatment of africanamerican women.
Forces to iraq and syria, can the u. S. Strategy succeed . Well speak with middle east expert gilbert ashcar. Then white former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw is convicted of serial rape in Oklahoma City. 13 women testified against him. Was he able to hurt so many and did the Corporate Media ignore the case because the victims are africanamerican . Cooksey pulled me over and fondled me and it certain things to me. I was out there alone and helpless and did know what to do and in my mind, all i could think as he was going to shoot me. He was going to kill me. He did things to me that i didnt think a Police Officer would do. Unworthy of National Media attention in such a sensational situation as a serial rapist with a badge . Amy well speak with candace liger of okc artists for justice in Oklahoma City a group , founded around the case, and to law professor Kimberle Crenshaw about the conviction of Daniel Holtzclaw and the treatment of africanamerican women. All that and more, coming up